Frederick Patrick Mair, better known as Freddy Johnston (September 15, 1935 – May 1, 2022) was a Scottish journalist.
[1] He owned and served as the chairman of Johnston Press.
[4] Johnston was born on September 15, 1935, in Edinburgh, as Frederick Patrick Mair to Fred Johnston and Muriel Kathleen.
[6] Johnston married Ann in 1961 and they have two children, Michael and Robert, both journalists.
[7] Following graduation, he worked as a journalist for the Liverpool Post and Echo before joining Times Newspaper as an assistant corporate secretary in London.